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FOR Jenny Perks, it\u2019s never been more important for young students to be learning new skills, and strengthening their resilience, initiative and proactivity, moving towards professional employment.<\/p>\n

As co-founder and director of the Upstart Challenge, she hopes to see many local schools and learners getting on board her team\u2019s 2020 entrepreneurship education program, aiming to mentor, inspire and empower youths to innovate and create change from their classrooms.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe entrepreneurial journey they go through in the Upstart Challenge is all about taking feedback from others, and adapting what you\u2019re doing so you can be resilient for the future,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

This year, the challenge, its enterprise-centred activities and experiences will be led by teachers, utilising design development methodologies, finding problems and positively solving them.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt gives young people employability skills for the future where they can consider starting their own business as a viable career option.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf they want to go into general employment or tertiary education, the skills they develop through the Upstart Challenge, like creative thinking, problem solving, communication and teamwork, are very solid skills workplaces are looking for,\u201d Ms Perks said.<\/p>\n

Comprehensive resources, notes and activities will be put it in a digital learning portal for teachers to easily access and share with their students.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019ve got the opportunity to be flexible in terms of what suits their delivery because every school is managing issues differently at the moment.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe quite often see that the teachers that pick it up are in business or humanities cohorts, but actually it doesn\u2019t matter where in the curriculum a teacher chooses to put this, because it can equally well fit into the STEM and technology subjects, the pathway programs, and VCAL programs,\u201d Ms Perks said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe skills are generic and because it\u2019s based around student interests and passions, it gives them the agency over where to take solutions.\u201d<\/p>\n

A community project, the Upstart Challenge will culminate with a showcase on Wednesday, 14 October. If not face-to-face, it will run online.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe key thing is helping students develop links to the business and broader community. It\u2019s important they can share their solutions and journey with an audience who may be able to help them get to the next level, outside of school,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

There are plenty of spots left to accommodate as many schools as possible. A few subsidised places, funded through Buninyong and District Community Bank, are also on offer.<\/p>\n

Register at upstarthq.com.au<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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